finally found a good use for ebay!

[rudeguy]

My favorite rapper, MC Chris has been doing auctions where the proceeds to help fight cystic fibrosis. I have swore off ebay at least ten times but this really seems worth it.

If any of you want to help a good cause and get some sweet nerd swag, check out his auctions:

http://mcchris.com/ebay/

 

[fulltilt39]

Thank you for this, rudeguy!

My daughter has CF and because of all the research that's been done, was able to be diagnosed at birth and due (mostly) to that has so far (10 yrs) had a very normal and happy childhood. I know that we are blessed and that other children are far worse off, but every little bit of research and funding helps.

If anyone wants to know more about this genetic disease, please let me know.

 

[rudeguy]

don't thank me...thank MC! He has donated a TON of cash plus does these auctions all the time.

Unfortunately I couldn't spare more than $75 this time around and got outbid on the Stay Puft bank.

I'll post more of these threads when MC does this again.


PS: Glad to hear your daughter is doing well!

 

[fulltilt39]

i was just thanking you for bringing it to my/our attention! it's great to know about people like him who do things like this.

and thank you also for supporting this particular cause...i know there are many other worthy causes.

 

[fire400]

Personally though, charity in cash only does so much these days from the average American.

Bad examples include paying off non-profit organization debt where if any extra cash exists after a period of time, it just goes towards raises, which is not a bad thing, but the business models may not match that of efficient planning. Then again, the same can be argued about tax cuts from large corporations that get ahead and put non-profit organizations out of business/operation(s).

A good example would be, donating money to disaster relief groups that specialize in feeding the hungry around the world. Specifically, the money could go into the machinary that packages canned foods and the engineers part time volunteers or modestly paid.

Plus, there is the whole argument of government assisted research programs. Does any more of our tax dollars matter if one agency is being funded $1 million, vs. multiple mistakes that are never realized until a weapons company decides to give some money back and is somehow leaked into the media - for example, ATK and its $100 million dollar return to the US government?

I say if you got the time, money and energy, be the guest. But your invitation will run dry when the image alone for the people that run your money with their name(s) isn't in your mail box, with or without a tax cut. Let DARPA, 3M and the Universities talk it out, we can just pay taxes and listen to war stories.